Henk Visch
Subtitle: there were no empty chairs
By: text, Henk Visch in conversation with Tim Van Laere
Contributors: Tim Van Laere Gallery
Publisher: Tim Van Laere Books
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Antwerpen]
Language: dut
ISBN-13: 9789464004076
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Exhibitions
Other titles: There were no empty chairs
Description: The work of Henk Visch (b. 1950 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; lives and works in Eindhoven and Berlin) impresses, moves and evokes a series of memories and associations. The quiet, introverted force of his works makes us pause and transports us to a new dimension that feels both familiar and strange. Henk Visch observes, researches and archives, and this has led to a well-founded knowledge of the most diverse subjects, ranging from the traditions of sculpture, literature, myths and world history to psychologies and natural sciences. This knowledge is tangible in his works, but not immediately recognizable. Like a magician, Henk Visch throws us off the track and misleads us in a playful manner that can often lead to misunderstandings. According to Henk Visch, the misunderstanding falls within the logical apparatus, but does not quite fit in. And that is what makes Henk Visch interesting. With poetic finesse and an intuitive approach, he represents his own memories and associations in different forms and materials. These materials can vary from bronze, aluminium and rebar to fake fur, synthetic hair and polystyrene.00Exhibition: Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium (11.03-24.04.2021).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium, March 11-April 24, 2021.

Text in Dutch, English, and French.